Blue_and_Whte wrote:Someone making a game thread?
FRIDAY, FEB 19 - 7:00PM
AMWAY CENTER, ORLANDO FL
Skiles said that for Friday’s game at the Amway Center (against Dallas) and Sunday’s (versus Indiana) that he figures to keep a lineup of Nikola Vucevic, Evan Fournier, Aaron Gordon, Victor Oladipo and Elfrid Payton for continuity sake and use Jennings and Ilyasova off the bench at point guard and power forward.
“We’ll just have to see,” he said. “I plan on playing both guys tonight, and we’ll just kind of see how they fit in, see how we react when they’re on the floor and things like that. It’s good for me to have a comfort level with both guys, so that’s nice. But I still don’t know exactly how they’ll fit with the group.”
"Both guys have a defined game," Skiles said. "Brandon is a good pick-and-roll player and he's pretty good on the break. And Ersan's been a good shooter, a good rebounder and an active, hard-playing guy."
The minutes that once went to Harris at small forward now will be allocated to Evan Fournier, Aaron Gordon and Mario Hezonja.
Jason Smith missed the Magic's last game before the break with a sore back, but he's available to play tonight, Scott Skiles said.
C.J. Watson is ready to play after he missed the Magic’s last 44 games with a calf injury.
Tron Carter- wrote:Dallas has won 9 straight in Orlando. Time to end that streak!
The Mavs starters have 2nd highest NetRtg for 5 man lineup in the NBA at +15.8
Devin Harris (sprained left great toe) will miss his 10th straight game.
Chandler Parsons, who grew up in Orlando, said he'll have at least 100 family members and friends attending tonight's game.
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